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Install Linux on Omnibook 6000

I now have Mandrake 8.0 co-existing in relative harmony with Windows 2000. It took a number of iterations, but here is now I got Linux installed:

Defragment the Win2k partition.
Use Partition Magic to resize the Win2k partition to 5 Mb.
Reboot with the Mandrake install CD.
Choose the Expert installation option.
At the drive partitioning step, click on the unallocated space, and allow the wizard to auto-partition the space for Linux.

For a year I have been running Mandrake Linux 7.1 in peaceful coexistence with Windows 98 on my Omnibook 6000 (part #F2083WT). The machine arrived with Windows preinstalled, so the first order of business is to repartition the hard drive so that Windows has a smaller partition and space is allocated for Linux.

Recently my drive was reimaged with Windows 2000, and I upgraded my Linux installation to Mandrake 8.0. See my page on Windows 2000 for more information on Linux and Win2k living in harmony.